Cairo Santos · Daniel Carlson · 2026 week 8

Cairo Santos or Daniel Carlson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Cairo Santos or Daniel Carlson? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Daniel Carlson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Daniel Carlson (CLE allow the 14th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cairo Santos	@ SEA	7.3	29th · tough	11	–	healthy
Daniel Carlson START	vs CLE	8.2	14th	7	–	healthy

Ks vs SEA recently: Eddy Pineiro 6 pts (W5) · Wil Lutz 7 pts (W6) · Harrison Butker 3 pts (W7).

Ks vs CLE recently: Jason Sanders 7 pts (W5) · Tyler Loop 3 pts (W6) · Joey Slye 6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Cairo Santos faces SEA, 29th most generous to Ks.
Daniel Carlson faces CLE, 14th most generous to Ks.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.